Green Energy Times

lower-altitude glaciers and ice caps are melting, to the tune of about 150 billion tons of ice annually, which the study predicts could lead to an overall rise in sea levels. He concluded that the higher altitude and therefore colder Himalayan peaks may be temporarily impervious to factors causing melting.

By Katherine Leversee Mark Curran and Steve Birge, co-owners and founders of Black River Produce, a fresh food distributor serving Vermont, New Hampshire, western Massachusetts and New York, have always been committed to organic, sustainable agriculture. But now Black River is making a major move toward renewable energy. “We’ve always been focused on the sustainable. [...]

By Skip Metayer Many things influenced us in the decision to go solar almost three years ago. Be it from our customers that were pursuing or were involved in some aspect of green energy themselves, to the expansion only a couple of years earlier of our retail store of approx. 70% increase, which resulted in [...]

Sunnybrook Farms Project Goal: No fossil fuel, re/use materials from site, use local natural materials, heat with less than 1 chord of wood, keep traditional feel of farmhouse with new touch. Scope of Work: Major Gut and rehab. – Disassemble 1/2 of barn and stabilize the other 1/2 – permacultural landscape Distinctive Green Building Strategies: [...]

VNRC supports a ban on fracking in Vermont. There are natural gas deposits in the northwestern region of the state…

This year the Go Green Fair and Farmer’s Market will be held on April 7th from 10:30-3:00, Windham High, NH.

Since 1880, average sea levels have increased by more than eight inches, most if not all of which can be attributed to the impacts of climate change. “Scientists expect 20 to 80 more inches this century.”

the extraction, processing and burning of Fracking & Tar Sands is causing devastating environmental impacts…. free talk in Norwich, VT on Wed., March 21st…

the Energy Co-op of Vermont will launch its Co-op Solar program from its headquarters in Colchester. Special financing has been arranged through VSECU… for solar hot water!

Unless we stop the warming of our planet… says A. James Hansen…